Chapter 1081 Silent Night

After nightfall, the entire camp fell into silence.

People who had been busy all day were now completely asleep, and the witch was no exception.

But Lightning didn't feel sleepy at all.

Such days have been going on for almost half a month - or in other words, from the moment she left the Hidden Forest, she felt an inexplicable uneasiness in her heart. The wound that Maisie pecked also began to hurt slightly, as if it was reminding her of what happened that day.

Lightning couldn't even tell whether the throbbing pain was her imagination. She tried many ways to distract her attention, but they all ended in failure. However, to the naked eye, the wound did not change at all. It neither disappeared nor expanded. It was like a scarlet spot that stubbornly stayed on her chest.

This sense of confusion made her haggard, and she would not fall asleep until three or four in the morning. Even then, her short sleep would be filled with nightmares one after another, and she would wake up at the slightest noise.

Looking at Maisie, who was sleeping soundly with her head resting on her hair, Lightning sighed secretly.

She covered the other person with the quilt again, then quietly got off the bed and walked out of the house.

The witch's camp is located in the center of the camp, and there are God's Punishment Witches on guard around it. Not wanting to alert the guards, she flew out of the air and finally landed on the track under construction.

The bright moonlight filled the road under her feet, and the two sides of the railway track seemed to reflect a silver edge; the evening wind blew through the night-shrouded wilderness, bringing not only the sound of scrubbing bushes, but also the birds that came and went. Crying and buzzing. In the past, Lightning could admire such a night scene for a long time, but now she had no intention of admiring it at all.

She didn't even dare to cast her gaze in the direction of Taquila - the monster hidden in the dark earth seemed to have been staring at her. As long as her eyes passed by, the scars on her chest would remind her of this fact.

Lightning looked at the sleepers retreating one by one under his feet, and there was a bitterness in his mouth.

In more than a month of recovery training, she finally overcame her psychological fear before crossing the low border wall of Neverwinter City. She had thought that as long as she persisted, even if she could not face Taquila's high-level demons again, she would at least be able to return to her normal state.

But the result ruthlessly crushed this idea - not only was she unable to use her awakening ability freely, but she always felt constrained when flying. Even when encountering ordinary devils, she lost the courage she had in the past.

Otherwise, no matter what the enemy's intentions are, she and Maisie can make the four mad demons come back without any chance.

Unfortunately, now, she only dares to follow the enemy from a distance, waiting for them to retreat on their own.

It can be said that she is holding everyone back.

Thinking of this, Lightning couldn't help but feel a little sore in his eyes.

No matter how hard you try to hide it, you can't hide it from everyone forever.

Even if she is as slow as Maisie, she has recently sensed something is wrong with her.

Maybe one day, she will leave her timid self behind and fly to higher places alone.

What should she do then?

"I'm so useless." Lightning squatted down and buried his head between his knees. "A person who has been frightened by the devil has no qualifications to be the leader of an expedition group. They will definitely laugh at me if they know... …I always boast that I am the greatest explorer, but in the end I am more cowardly than anyone else.”

Yes, there seems to be a voice in my heart replying, sooner or later they will laugh at you.

"But I don't want to see this day..." Her voice was choked up.

Who told you to always boast and be self-righteous? If you want to avoid seeing their ridicule, you have to leave here and go to a place no one knows, otherwise there is no way to avoid it.

"Is it only possible to leave...here?"

"That's not possible." Someone suddenly said.

"Eh?" Lightning was stunned, and suddenly raised his head, only to see a familiar figure standing not far away. Under the white moonlight, the other person's long ears and tail were particularly eye-catching. "...Logar?"

"Ahem -" the wolf girl coughed twice, "I must state in advance that I did not intentionally overhear your talking to yourself."

Only then did she notice that Luo Jia's body was covered in sweat and was reflecting the moonlight. The Mojin's unique wheat-colored skin was like a shining stone covered with morning dew, looking extremely clear.

"Did you just...train?"

"Yes, I am not born with powerful strength like a transcendent. Even if I transform into a desert wolf, I still need to practice to strengthen myself. Otherwise, forget about fighting, even running a few steps will be difficult." Luo Jia spread his hands and said. , "The devil has not taken the initiative to attack recently, and I promised the chief not to leave the position without authorization. He cannot even guarantee the basic amount of activity, so he can only make up for it at night."

"Really..." Lightning suddenly came back to her senses. She quickly took a deep breath, covered her face with her hands and said, "Did you hear everything?"

There is no need to answer this question at all. The ears of wolves have always been extremely sharp.

She suddenly felt her face getting hot.

"Well..." Lorga paused, "I have never comforted anyone, so I won't comfort you now - I just want to tell you a story about my father."

"Although he was born in the Kuangyan clan and inherited the name of Burning Fire, no one thought that he would become the leader of the clan at that time. Because among the eight successors, he had an obvious shortcoming: he was afraid of life and did not dare to be alone. People go out to participate in joint hunting. This is also regarded by the Mojinsha people as an important event to select the clan leader - after all, the clan leader is not only an internal ruler, but also needs to show influence to the outside world. Each clan will send the most outstanding young generation to prove themselves of great strength.”

Lightning couldn't help being stunned... Did she hear it correctly? The person whom the other party described as a person who was afraid of life had made a splash at the Neverwinter City Games not long ago, even attracting the attention of His Majesty Roland. Could it be that Luojia's father is actually someone else?

"In fact, when he told me these things, I didn't believe them at all. I even asked my grandfather to confirm." Luojia smiled, slowly walked over and squatted next to her, "But it turned out that these were all true. I asked my grandfather Why should I pass on the position of clan leader to my father? When he answered me, Gulzi may not be able to do anything by himself, but as long as he is accompanied by his clan members, he is the most powerful warrior in the clan. In this case, then Just don’t let him be alone. And the close cohesion of the clan is the norm most of the time. Compared to this, what can a hunt prove?"

Lightning felt his heart tremble.

"Actually, what my father and eldest brother did in Neverwinter... I'm quite happy," Luojia lowered his ears, "because my father did things for me that he could never do alone... although it's a bit embarrassing. ”

Uh, is it... like this? You clearly left them in the castle hall and ran back to the witch building alone, saying that you never wanted to see them again - even though it did feel inappropriate to meet them in that way.

"I think my grandfather probably wanted to tell me that courage comes from one's own heart, but it can also be drawn from others." Luojia said slowly, "In that case, why do we have to care about personal courage? Similarly, if the expedition team's If your partners are in crisis, will you abandon them and escape alone?"

Lightning was silent for a moment, "...Thank you."

"I said, this is not comfort, it's just a story." The wolf girl tilted her head, "So there's no need to thank you or anything like that. Besides, the expedition group is quite interesting... Since you brought me in, You have to be responsible to the end.”

She felt her eyes were a little sore again. She pretended to be too windy and rubbed them twice. Just as she was about to calm down her breathing and prepare to answer, the other party suddenly turned around and covered her mouth.

"Shh-"

"What's wrong?" Lightning asked in a low voice after Luo Jia let go.

"Did you hear anything?"

sound? She raised her head and listened carefully - there was nothing except the gentle evening breeze.

Wait...what about the chirping of night owls and bugs earlier?

"There's something coming from that direction," Luojia straightened his ears and looked at the eastern night sky. "This whistling sound is--be careful!"

She hugged Lightning and rolled down the roadbed!

Almost at the same time, a harsh roar exploded above the two of them!